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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784830503321

Titolo

History of universities . Vol. XX/2, 2005 / / [edited by Mordechai Feingold]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2005

ISBN

1-383-04360-4

1-281-34622-5

9786611346225

0-19-153725-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (244 pages)

Collana

History of universities

Altri autori (Persone)

FeingoldMordechai

Disciplina

378.009

Soggetti

Universities and colleges - History

Education, Higher - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Articles; Collè€ge des Bons-Enfants de Saint-Victor at Paris; What Was Natural Philosophy in the Late Middle Ages?; The Preachers of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1552-1860: the Use and Abuse of a College Office; From Oral to Written Examinations: Cambridge, Oxford and Dublin 1700-1914; Review Essay; Making Mathematicians at Cambridge; Large and Complicated Universities: Toronto and Melbourne; Book Reviews; Neil Kenny; Sarah Bendall, Christopher Brooke and Patrick Collinson; Hartmut Rùˆdiger Peter (ed.); Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Volume XX/2 of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication such an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. Its contributions range widely geographically, chronologically, and in subject-matter. The volume is, as always, a lively combination of original research and invaluable reference material. - ;Volume XX/2 of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, whic